Wednesday’s Headlines: ‘Sammy’s Law’ Momentum in Albany Edition
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The effort to allow New York City to set speed limits below 25 miles per hour has a new backer. Plus other news.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Families for Safe Streets
Council Transportation Chair Signs Onto ‘Sammy’s Law’ Resolution
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Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers on Wednesday added her name to the list of pols backing the resolution for a so-called home rule message that’s required before the bill can pass in Albany.
Thursday’s Headlines: Honoring Adam Uster Edition
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A dispatch from a vigil where family and friends of 39-year-old Adam Uster gathered. Plus other news.
Cycling Advocate Killed By Trucker on Dangerous Brooklyn Street; Last Words from Mother: ‘Be Safe’
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A cycling activist and member of Transportation Alternatives was killed while biking home from a Brooklyn grocery store on a dangerous street on Monday, according to his family and police.
Speaker Adams Still Won’t Come Out in Support of Sammy’s Law
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Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez (D-Williamsburg) introduced a resolution on Tuesday calling on the state legislature to pass Sammy’s Law — a resolution that is a first step in securing the required “home rule” message to be sent to Albany legislators.
SAFETY LAST: DOT Under Fire to Finish Ninth Street Redesign after Sixth Fatality in 18 Years
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The city is once again under fire for a death on a roadway that it failed to redesign for safety.